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Recyclable, Self-Healing Solid Polymer Electrolytes by Soy Protein-Based Dynamic Network.

Weidong Gu¹, Feng Li¹, Tao Liu¹

¹MOE Key Laboratory of Wood Material Science and Application & Beijing Key Laboratory of Wood Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.

Advanced Science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)

|February 10, 2022

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Safer lithium-ion batteries can be developed using recyclable, self-healing solid polymer electrolytes derived from soy protein. These dynamic network polymers offer green processing and enhanced conductivity for energy materials.

Keywords:

solid polymer electrolytes soy protein isolate vitrimers

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Materials Science
Electrochemistry
Polymer Chemistry

Background:

Traditional liquid electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries pose risks like leakage and flammability.
Solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) offer a safer alternative but often lack efficient conductivity and recyclability.
Vitrimers, a class of polymers with dynamic covalent networks, present opportunities for advanced material design.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop novel, recyclable, and self-healing solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) for safer lithium-ion batteries.
To utilize soy protein isolate (SPI) to create a dynamic covalent network with imine bonds.
To investigate the processing, conductivity, and recyclability of the developed SPEs.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of SPI-based dynamic covalent networks utilizing imine bonds.
Incorporation of bis(trifluoromethane) sulfonimide lithium (LiTFSI) to enhance ionic conductivity.
Testing of recyclability and self-healing properties at ambient and elevated temperatures (25 °C and 100 °C).

Main Results:

Successfully synthesized SPI-based SPEs featuring a dynamic imine bond network.
Demonstrated recyclability and self-healing capabilities of the polymer electrolytes using heat or water.
Achieved a maximum ionic conductivity of 3.3 × 10^-4 S cm^-1 with LiTFSI incorporation.

Conclusions:

The developed SPI-based vitrimer electrolytes offer a promising, green, and scalable approach for safer battery technologies.
The dynamic covalent network design enables efficient recycling and self-healing, addressing key limitations of conventional SPEs.
This work provides a foundation for designing advanced polymer electrolytes for flexible and sustainable energy storage solutions.